One way to know that the culture of the internet moves faster than an established digital program like this: when you read the heading "discover Youtube" as if it's something groundbreaking.
It was "discovered" about 2 years ago or more and it hasn't looked back. Youtube is a great source of everything from Old English readings of Beowulf to music videos, to college lectures on obscure topics.
Though youtube is the most comprehensive, don't forget to check out hulu.com, video.google.com, video.yahoo.com when you're trying to find that hard to find video.
Let me say that Hulu has revolutionized the way I watch TV. I hardly ever watch anything as it's on live anymore. Hulu offers TV mostly commercial free in high resolution the day after it airs. Goodbye live TV! Even my favorite concerts are now being streamed live on Hulu and then being archived in case I'm not around to watch them.
Unfortunately, youtube is blocked at school, so if I require kids to use videos, they have to find them at home and send in links. Also, at this point I can't require kids to watch them at home because they don't all have internet or connections fast enough to watch videos.
Here's one of my recent favorite "viral videos". I think it is the future of global networking, creativity, and peace. It's actually part of a series of videos all done by a network called "Playing for Change". If you've not seen it yet, check it out!
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